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Re: amendable to change

Re: amendable to change

“Amenable.” I wonder how many people silently import the meaning of “amend” into the word, even when they say/spell it correctly. I suspect that I did at one point, at least until I became familiar with the French “amener à.”

Re: amendable to change

A connection with “amenities” is there to be made. I wonder how many of us make it?

How would “Amen” fit in? As signifying agreement, I suppose … With the first vowel pronounced neither with a “long ā“ (to rhyme with Ray-men) nor with an “ah” (to rhyme with ramen) that doesn’t seem too probable a connection. I suppose you likely meant it as a bit of a joke in any case, Tocayo.

Last edited by DavidTuggy (2013-01-19 11:12:25)

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